Electrical Engineer (Senior/Staff), Power Systems

True Anomaly•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$135,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Staff Power Engineer at True Anomaly, you will be a senior technical leader on the Power team, owning the design, analysis, and performance of spacecraft electrical power subsystems across multiple programs. You will drive power architecture decisions - from solar arrays and energy storage through distribution and protection — and serve as the technical authority ensuring our power systems meet the demanding reliability and performance requirements of operational space missions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Minimum 8 years of professional experience in spacecraft or high-reliability electrical power systems design
Strong technical background in solar array systems, battery technologies (Li-ion, LiFePO4), charge control, DC/DC converters, peak power tracking, and power distribution
Demonstrated experience with radiation effects on power system components and radiation-tolerant design practices
Experience leading preliminary and critical design reviews (PDR/CDR) for power or electrical subsystems
Proficiency with power system modeling, analysis, and simulation tools
Experience with spacecraft power budgeting across all mission phases, including launch, tip-off, eclipse, and end-of-life
Advanced experience with circuit design tools (Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD) and analysis tools (SPICE, MATLAB, or similar)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
Experience with fault management and autonomous protection schemes for spacecraft power systems
Experience with EEE parts screening and qualification per EEE-INST-002 or NASA-INST-002
Familiarity with EMI/EMC qualification and mitigation per GSFC-STD-7000 (GEVS) and MIL-STD-461
Experience designing, analyzing, and testing for spacecraft charging effects
Familiarity with lab test equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, electronic loads, and solar array simulators
Experience developing EGSE or HIL test environments for power subsystem validation
Knowledge of power supply stability analysis techniques
Experience with GEO, LEO, or other operational orbit regimes and their implications for power system design
Experience working in a fast-paced, startup environment or a similarly dynamic setting

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of spacecraft electrical power systems, including solar arrays, battery systems, power distribution units, and protection circuits
Own power architecture trades and drive technical decisions balancing performance, mass, thermal, radiation tolerance, cost, and schedule
Lead preliminary and critical design reviews (PDR/CDR) for power subsystems, ensuring designs meet program and customer requirements
Develop and maintain spacecraft power budgets, including generation, storage, distribution, and load analyses across all mission phases from launch through end-of-life
Perform power system modeling and simulation including on-orbit power generation, eclipse cycling, battery state-of-charge, and transient load analysis
Design and analyze power conversion and regulation circuits, including DC/DC converters, peak power tracking, charge controllers, and fault protection schemes
Conduct and review derating analysis and worst-case circuit analysis for power electronics in accordance with EEE-INST-002 and applicable standards
Perform radiation and reliability analyses for power system components, identifying risks and driving design mitigations for the orbital radiation environment
Define validation approaches and create development and qualification testing campaigns to exercise power system designs to their limits and ensure reliable hardware
Develop electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) for power system testing and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation
Support environmental testing campaigns including EMI/EMC, thermal vacuum, and vibration testing of power subsystem hardware
Collaborate with avionics, systems engineering, software, and propulsion teams to ensure seamless spacecraft integration of power systems
Develop and maintain documentation for power systems, including design specifications, interface control documents, test plans, and operating procedures
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers on the Power team, raising the team's design capabilities and technical rigor
Continuously improve power engineering processes and practices to drive innovation and efficiency